The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-09
CARE OF II SKIN.
Useful SugGestiOns and Opinions on When
and How to Battle.

and How to Battle.
Now for the skin. Ninety mine peo-
pie out Of a hundred never think about
their skin. though the health Of all
their internal organs depends upon its
condition. 1t is no use washing your
face and hands, and leaving the rest of
your body untouched. 1t is little bet
ter to stand in front Of a baSin and
spatter yourself from head to foot with
water. You must cleanse every part
Of your skin thoroughly once a day.
! am no advocate Of discomfort in
bathing-cold water in a cold room,
and all such nonsense. Have the room
warm, and the water only a few de-
grees cooler. Stay in the bath five
minutes, keeping yourself either nm
der water or pouring wet all the
time. But it is after you leave
the tub that the really important part
OF the bath begins. Dry yourself
thoroughly with two towels; then take
a stiff flesh brush and try with all
your might to rub your skin of. A
cocoanut-fiber brush is the best; and
to get at your back it is a good plan to
have a cocoanut-fiber mat hung up
against the wall to rub yourself
against. Keep up this friction for at
least ten minutes. You could not in
vest the same amount of time more
usefully. There is no such remedy for
a feverish habit as this. nothing like
it to relieve the internal organs from
undue heat and congestion Of blood,
and to free the lungs from oppression.
Moreover, it actually increases the size
of the muscles, and makes them firm
er, by causing the blood to circulate
more vigorously in them. As to its
effect upon the elasticity and beauty of
the skin itself, that will be obvious at
q glance. 1t is the brush, not the tot
let bottle, that furnishes the true
bloom of youth. But the morning
bath and rundown alone are not suf-
%ficient.
If, during the day, you get into a
p%erspiration. do not allow the moisture
to dry on your skin. Never come in
from a walk or a horseback ride or a
row and sit down as you are. Go to
your room, take off every thing. and
use the brush. It may seem i%nconven-
lent at first, but when it is done you
will rejoice, and soon it will be a mat
ter of course to you. Ii your undo err
clothing is damp, it is. of course, best
to change it; but if the skin has been
brushed red, you may venture to re-
sumo the same clothes with compare
tive impunity. This friction after ex-
ercise is of great Importance; 10 much
so, that it may be affirmed that three
fourths of the benefit of any exercise
is lost without it. If you foresee that
it will be impossible, after your exer-
else, totake a rundown. then it will
often be better to choose the rundown
instead of the exercise.
Once a week-say Oh Sunday, when
you have more time-you should take
a bath of a more elaborate kind. Fill
the tub with water as hot as you can
bear it. Get in and stay there until
you feel almost intentionally warm.
Then stand up and take Il big sponge
or a pitcher full of cold water, and
deluge yourself again and again from
head to foot. This is delicious; there
are few things that give so keen a
sense of physical wholesomeness and
vigor. Dry and rub down as usual,
and you will imagine yourself ten years
younger. The stimulus to the circula-
ton is enormous. 1t is one Of the best
%preventives against catching cold. 1t
is an excellent substitute for the Turk
ish or hot-air bath, and takes only a
quarter of the time. If you feel a
headache coming on, it will often send
it away. But be SURF to have the hot
water very hot, and apply the cold
water without stint. Julian Hawthorn,
in Home Knowledge.